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UK : the Scotland’s rail freight strategy - 24/03/2016
The Scottish Transport Minister Derek Mackay has presented on 22 March, the new rail freight strategy the Scottish government. [more]
Italy : a private project to operate intermodal trains on high speed line - 16/03/2016
The private Italian firm ISC - Interporto Servizi Cargo - would like to use the Italian high-speed lines at night for intermodal trains. [more]
Trenitalia will compete with Renfe and Thalys - 03/03/2016
The Italian company is working to competition in two markets outside Italy, Paris-Brussels on the one hand, and on the other hand on the Spanish high-speed network. [more]
Thalys launches his low-cost service - 02/03/2016
Thalys will also launch a low-cost service with its new concept "Izy" (easy). Starting expected on 3 April. [more]
How the Ruhr region manages his railways ? - 28/02/2016
Each year, the Transport Authority of the Ruhr region publish its barometer on best railways and the worse. This is a good example of rail transport policy governance [more]
Railjet to Venice coming soon ? - 23/02/2016
According Ferrovie.IT, the arrival last saturday of a locomotive Taurus with the livery Railjet should explain the next coming of the Railjet trains in Italy [more]
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A study about the state of the railway freight market in Europe - 18/02/2016
In its recently published study „European Rail Freight Transport Market“, SCI Verkehr analyses the situation of European rail freight as well as its medium-term perspectives. Summary [more]
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ETCS 2 in Gotthard : between fears and challenges - 17/02/2016
In an article in the professional journal "Railway Update", it was spoken in the latest issue about the difficulties of the Gotthard. The 19km Erstfeld-Brünnen section has indeed migrated to the european signalisation system ETCS Level 2, since mid-August 2015. This would have a significant impact on the traction services, particularly for all non-retrofitted locomotives. [more]
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Deutsche Bahn : rent an electric car, unlimited mileage - 16/02/2016
The futur of couchettes is austrian ? - 11/02/2016
Sweden begins to built his first high speed line - 10/02/2016
Germany : the largest modernization program of the history of DB - 08/02/2016
Rail transport in Europe : one interlocutor from Mannheim to Lisbon - 04/02/2016
DB International : good performance to the Benelux countries and France - 03/02/2016
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Bombardier : the locomotive TRAXX AC3 Last Mile function ready for use for Austria - 02/02/2016
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The Scottish Transport Minister Derek Mackay has presented on 22 March, the new rail freight strategy the Scottish government. [more]
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Italy : a private project to operate intermodal trains on high speed line - 16/03/2016The private Italian firm ISC - Interporto Servizi Cargo - would like to use the Italian high-speed lines at night for intermodal trains. [more]
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Trenitalia will compete with Renfe and Thalys - 03/03/2016
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Thalys launches his low-cost service - 02/03/2016
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Deutsche Bahn : rent an electric car, unlimited mileage - 16/02/2016
What can do railway companies in order to draw attention to themselves to attract customers? An exemple with Deutsche Bahn. [more]
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Some abandon, others are looking for the futur. This could be the meaning of this mock-up presented in the headquarters of ÖBB in Vienna. What do we see? [more]
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Sweden begins to built his first high speed line - 10/02/2016
Sweden has not so far a “TGV” and begins the construction of his first high spees line for 320 km/hr. [more]
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Germany : the largest modernization program of the history of DB - 08/02/2016
To be proven that there are no good train services without good infrastructure, we can just read below the renovation program concocted by the big German company. Figures are astronomical considering the period of only five years, but are amply justified by the alarming degradation of hundreds of sensitive points on the railway network. [more]
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Since the beginning of the year 2016, the European rail freight corridor "Atlantic" is extended from the French border by a German section toward Saarbrücken and Mannheim.This allows for quality paths and a reduction of administrative constraints. [more]
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DB International : good performance to the Benelux countries and France - 03/02/2016
International transport from Germany to France, Belgium and the Netherlands is on the path to success, with 4.78 million passengers for 2015 [more]
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Bombardier announced Monday that his TRAXX AC3 Last Miles had been approved in Austria, which opens now the market throughout the area called DACH [more]
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Hupac / Intermodal : 662.000 intermodal units on trains and news connections - 01/02/2016
The swiss company Hupac has carried out 662.000 intermodal units for the last year. [more]
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The private railway company Lokomotion GmbH has placed an order with Siemens for eight Vectron. This order marks the 300th Vectron sold. [more]
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Portugal : CP Carga bought by the giant of shipping MSC - 30/01/2016
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Japan : the Maglev reaches 603km/hr and a new line of 286 kilometers is building - 28/01/2016
Last week, it has been announced by Japan Railways' Operator JR that Maglev, the train which works with the technology of magnetic elevation, has reached 603 km/hr, according to the test results conducted. A plan was decided to build the first commercial line of such trains with a length of 286 km between Tokyo and Nagoya. [more]
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Austria / Slovenia : looking for ways to strike a strategic partnership - 26/01/2016
The Slovenian and Austrian national railway companies are looking for ways to strike a strategic partnership in order to expand rail freight transport.[more]
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Sweden : a new biomass power plant fed by railway - 26/01/2016 Double ecological blow for Fortum Värme: not only his new power plant is the last model of cogeneration, but this plant is fed only by train and by boat since beginning of this year.[more]
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Final Breakthrough in the Ceneri Base Tunnel - 25/01/2016January 21, 2016, the final breakthrough in the west tube of the Ceneri Base Tunnel took place.In the coming months, this will now be followed by lining the tunnel and installing the railway infrastructure systems.[more]
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Switzerland / SBB : Olten workshop is getting ready for train sets - 20/01/2016
SBB increasingly replace the trains hauled by a locomotive by motorized train sets (non deformable units). This change has an impact on the maintenance.[more]
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Germany : a new railway Act to reinforce and secure the competition - 15/01/2016
Non-discriminatory access to the rail network will be strengthened and the tolls of the rail network will be first approved before publication. [more]
Switzerland / SBB : the world changes, the catering too - 14/01/2016
This is not a surprise. Even in Switzerland, attitudes and expectations of the customers regarding the catering sector have changed for several years. The new lifestyles in the fast food segment, in a railway station or nearby (less expensive) jeopardize the legendary Swiss minibars aboard trains. And also the jobs ...[more]
Germany : expansion intermodal traffic for the incumbant Kombiverkehr - 12/01/2016
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SBB increasingly replace the trains hauled by a locomotive by motorized train sets (non deformable units). This change has an impact on the maintenance.[more]
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Germany : a new railway Act to reinforce and secure the competition - 15/01/2016Non-discriminatory access to the rail network will be strengthened and the tolls of the rail network will be first approved before publication. [more]
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Switzerland / SBB : the world changes, the catering too - 14/01/2016This is not a surprise. Even in Switzerland, attitudes and expectations of the customers regarding the catering sector have changed for several years. The new lifestyles in the fast food segment, in a railway station or nearby (less expensive) jeopardize the legendary Swiss minibars aboard trains. And also the jobs ...[more]
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Germany : expansion intermodal traffic for the incumbant Kombiverkehr - 12/01/2016
Kombiverkehr KG, Europe's largest provider of intermodal transport solutions, has seen in the new year by expanding the capacity of its national transport services to and from Hamburg and Germany's Baltic Sea ports. Capacity has been expanded and adapted on the routes to and from Hamburg and Lübeck in order to cater specifically for a further increase in the demand for combined rail and ferry transport services to the countries of Scandinavia. [more]
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France / Calais : postponement of the modalohr service Calais - Le Boulou - 10/01/2016